How Many Hours Do You Need to Work? — Gig Hours Goal Calculator

Enter your income goal and see how many hours you'd need to work at each platform.

Your Goal

Monthly Income Goal ($)

Your effective tax rate (%)

After taxes — what you actually take home

Your Uber/Lyft net $/hr

Your DoorDash net $/hr

Your Upwork net $/hr

Your Instacart net $/hr

$2,000

Monthly After-Tax Goal

💻 Upwork (Freelancing) 50 hrs/mo

🚗 Uber/Lyft 91 hrs/mo

🍔 DoorDash 111 hrs/mo

🛒 Instacart 133 hrs/mo

💻 Upwork 12 hrs/wk

🚗 Uber/Lyft 21 hrs/wk

🍔 DoorDash 26 hrs/wk

🛒 Instacart 31 hrs/wk

Fastest path to your goal Upwork — 12 hrs/wk

The highest-paying gig is often the one where you have a specialized skill. Upwork can pay 2-5x more per hour than driving.

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